MN State Fair Aquariums

[Irondale]

The DNR building in the MN state fair aquariums has many squarish aquariums somewhere around 75-200G. In the smallest(75g) there were perch, sunnies, crappie, and anything else they could cram in there. You might be thinking, 'That sounds overcrowded.' It was. In the tank ~200G there were about 3 LMB, probably around 5 SMB, several Lake Sturgeons, (yes sturgeon.) a bowfin at least 26-27",(probably more.) 2 Muskulunge(one of which had clearly been in a fight as it had almost no top mouth part), 3-5 Pike(one was at least 3', probably more). Several Walleye and several sauger(I don't know how many because they were all hiding, for good reason), and 1-2 flathead catfish.

That's all I believe, but this needs to stop. This was only two of their overstocked tanks.... and the DNR is trying to inform us!What a joke!

 

[kgfor30]

Don't forget the huge pond that is way overstocked that they have outside the DNR building

 

[warmouth]

The DNR building in the MN state fair aquariums has many squarish aquariums somewhere around 75-200G. In the smallest(75g) there were perch, sunnies, crappie, and anything else they could cram in there. You might be thinking, 'That sounds overcrowded.' It was. In the tank ~200G there were about 3 LMB, probably around 5 SMB, several Lake Sturgeons, (yes sturgeon.) a bowfin at least 26-27",(probably more.) 2 Muskulunge(one of which had clearly been in a fight as it had almost no top mouth part), 3-5 Pike(one was at least 3', probably more). Several Walleye and several sauger(I don't know how many because they were all hiding, for good reason), and 1-2 flathead catfish.

That's all I believe, but this needs to stop. This was only two of their overstocked tanks.... and the DNR is trying to inform us!What a joke!

Missouri used to do that at the Greene county fair.....it was just ridiculous, all kinds of 3-5 ft long Gar and Bowfin in a 7-8 ft long narrow tank!